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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

F. H. THOMPSON, Seward township farmer, is one of the pioneer settlers of that

township and is conversant with most of the incidents of pioneer life in Nobles

county. Coming to the county when a boy thirteen years old, he grew to manhood

here. Mr. Thompson was born in Augusta, Maine, April 14, 1860, the son of B. B.

Thompson, now of Seward township. His mother died at the age of 63 years. When

he was a year and a half old he was taken by his father to Mauston, Juneau

county, Wis., and there he lived until the spring of 1873. He then set out in

life for himself, and on March 28, 1873, arrived in Nobles county. He had known

W. H. Booth before that pioneer settler had come to Nobles county, and he came

to his Seward township farm, and for two years was employed by him. He spent the

next winter husking corn in O'Brien county, Iowa. He then rented the east half

of the southwest quarter of section 24, Seward, bought a yoke of oxen, and for

one year farmed for himself.



  When the Milwaukee road was built in 1879 Mr. Thompson went to Fulda and took

employment in the round house there, where he was employed eight years. He

started with a minor position, but was later made dispatcher of the round house.

During the time he was so employed he spent part of the time firing on the road.

Giving up his position on the road, he entered the employ of L. L. Coburn, of

Chicago, who had large land interests near Fulda. For sixteen months he had

supervision of Mr. Coburn's farms. He then bought teams and for a short time was

engaged in putting up hay for William Howard in the country north of Fulda. Mr.

Thompson then reentered the employ of the Milwaukee road and was in the Fulda

roundhouse until the division was removed from that village.



  Mr. Thompson then purchased of A. Boysen the south half of the southwest

quarter of section 23, Seward, and has since engaged in farming operations

there. He rents 160 acres of land which he tills in addition to his own farm. He

served as clerk of school district No; 38 for six years, and under his

administration the debt of the school was wiped out. He is now serving his third

term as road overseer. He belongs to the Methodist church of Seward and is a

member of the A. F. & A. M. and M. W. A. lodges of Fulda.



  Mr. Thompson was married at Fulda Dec. 20, 1888, to Emma Worby, a native of

Dwight, Livingston county, Ill., and a daughter of Thomas and Frederick Worby,

who now reside at Creston, Wash. To Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have been born the

following children: George, born Jan. 2, 1891, died Feb. 26, 1891; Alta, born

March 15, 1893; Marvin, born Nov. 28, 1894; Everett, born Jan. 18, 1898; Nellie,

born Jan. 24, 1900; Edith, born July 31, 1902; Maybelle, born May 12, 1904, died

Oct. 9, 1904.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 

WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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